The data is looking at a rolling 7 day total of just alcohol delivery volume across the entire Postmates platform during 2017. It's just one note, and the parameters that control the instability of the sound are tied to how high that rolling delivery volume number is. ie: the more alcohol deliveries, the more unstable the sound becomes.
credits
from Sonifications Vol. 1,
released March 27, 2020
Alex Orellana - Arrangement, Programming
The score for the quirky film starring Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn uses a lush pallette of synths to evoke a wide range of moods. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 6, 2023
The Italian composer and synthesizer player crafts panoramic views, letting phrases blossom from small ideas into explosions. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jul 8, 2022
A soothing, yet stimulating, set of ambient-adjacent electronic tracks influenced by ’80s Japanese new age music and euclidian music theory. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 6, 2022
Working with just voice, piano and handmade cassette loops, the Chicago sound artist navigates heavy themes through a minimalist lens. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 2, 2021
An exercise in finding the balance between the beauty and the broken, the latest from ’t Geruis wanders gentle soundscapes. Bandcamp New & Notable May 24, 2021